Adjective
in country (not comparable)
(military, US) In combat in a foreign country, especially in Vietnam during the Vietnam War
in-country (not comparable)
Alternative form of in country
in-country
It's amazing how, age after age, in country after country, and in all languages, Shakespeare emerges as incomparable. M. H. Abrams
I do not compare the past with the present without a prejudice for either, but, great as the improvement in country life is in many respects, it seems a pity the old cheap, wholesome dishes have gone to make way for tinned and preserved foods. Flora Thompson
Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen. Willa Cather
The world, as a rule, does not live on beaches and in country clubs. F. Scott Fitzgerald
In country places a single word is inflected to mean a hundred things, so that only a recording of the sounds gives an idea of the speech of these people. Patrick Kavanagh
I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music. Loretta Lynn